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As May brings sunnier weather to Canada, many will mark the season by firing up their lawn mowers. Before you dutifully join the grass-cutting hordes, I encourage you to take heed of the No Mow May movement, which encourages a…

The purpose of "No Mow May" is to allow flora to grow to give pollinators such as bees, butterflies and beetles better access to nectar early in the year.Deborah Baic/the Globe and MailOn recent morning walks, City of Fredericton Councilor…

It's a one-of-a-kind twist on a high-school summer job that's kind to the climate. Two twin brothers in Maine have fully booked out the calendar for their lawn care business, which uses 100% electric equipment charged with…

As spring dawns, a national nature advocacy group hopes to see shifts in lawn care to include earlier options for pollinators and other key environmental critters. No Mow May is an annual campaign by Plantlife, a conservation…

As spring dawns, a national nature advocacy group hopes to see shifts in lawn care to include earlier options for pollinators and other key environmental critters. No Mow May is an annual campaign by Plantlife, a conservation…

This article is part of our new Currents series, which explores how rapid advances in technology are changing our lives.Even before last winter's snow had completely melted, the roar of the leaf blowers began to accentuate the silence of…

Good news: I thought I was lazy, but it turns out I'm an environmental superhero. Suzuki should have my picture on a t-shirt. What I'm referring to is my accidental stuck with the No Mow May campaign urging Canadians to stop…

Mowing less lawns is an easy way to help insects and promote local ecology, writes David Suzuki…

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is asking residents to wait the rest of the month before retiring the lawnmower to help with biodiversity in their cleverly titled “No Mow May” campaign. The aim of the campaign is to get the…